to disrupt and dismanld tcos. these include investigators for the department of justice and the department of homeland security and the bureau of international narcotics and law enforcement affairs from the department of state. all of the agencies participate in protecting the u.s. homeland by working to defeat tcos overseas. each of these agencies is responsible for collecting, vetting and disseminating tco-related information. sharing this overseas information with state and local domestic law enforcement agencies enhances the ability of our men and women in blue to keep this country safe at home from the threat posed by tcos. i look forward to hearing from our witnesses, their understanding and vast experiences will provide the committee with a comprehensive overview of how the cycle of international information-sharing functions. this overview will, in turn, afford the committee an opportunity to identify enhancements that can be made to better equip u.s. law enforcement at all levels to share information in t

annually for 10 years after a tco is issued.nd by qualified organizations that have the proper instrumentation i want to add. >> on that, i think it's a great -- going forward, particularly for the city is a necessary next step and particularly because of where we live. it's a really, really -- i want to recommend to staff and director hui on that. the one question i would have, enforcement of that measurement, how do you feel in regard to how the process will go in regard to the communicating the data we need. >> the department building inspection, yeah, this is -- i did talk to the developer and then outreach more. most of the developer willing to do it because it's for their protection for the property and then 10 years also is good idea. i talked to them, for that time period, any residential building, they have problem, that's why -- right now the people i talk to are willing to do it. i will do extensive outreach to the public or any other organization or -- to inform them. and i wanted to address the matters in there will

. >> what about issue the tco, we ask them to do it. >> yeah. thank you. >> great. 8 d. >> good afternoon commissioners. the numbers for october, building inspections performed 6044. complaints received 400. complaint response 24-48 hours, 371. complaints first violation sent 69. abaited complaints with notice of violation 65. second notice of violations 65. housing inspection performed 1,042. complaints received 335. complaint response 321 within 24-48 hours. complaints of notice with violations issued 150. number of cases sent to directors hearing 33. routine inspections 219. code enforcement number of cases sent to director's hearing 132. number of order of abatements issued 40. number of cases under advisement, 16. code enforcement inspections performed 190 and no litigation committee in october. >> thank you. deputy director. >> any public comment on the director's report? item nine. review and approval of the meeting of october 18, 2017. >> move to approve. >> second. >> there's a motion and second. any public comment on the minutes? are a

those that are part of the tco raiding a house where they believe weapons or drugs are stashed where they might have pre-positioned them on both sides of the border. so without that wall, the rip crews go back and forth, back and forth. it is danger to the mexican side and our side as well. >> we were in laredo, senator cornyn led a us down to the border in various places. laredo stuck in my mind because a couple weeks earlier border patrol agents in a helicopter were shot at. they had the door with the hole in it in the briefing room. would you characterize -- a lot of people think the rio grande is wide and deep. it is actually relatively narrow and shallow. so much so they have low draft or no draft boats to get to many places because you can walk across it. so you're 40 or 50 yards away. how would you characterize laredo in terms of safety and security? >> i wouldn't be able to tell you specifically laredo compare to others but i can tell you that very unfortunately the occurrences of attacks and violence against my agents has increased 63%. i'm working closely with the departmen

those are part of a tco that are raiding a house they believe weapons or drugs are stashed where they may have pre-positioned one. >> i've been to one. >> without the wall, the groups go back and forth and back and forth. it is a danger to the mexican side and our side, as with el. >> we were in laredo. we were in various places. laredo was one that stuck in my mind. a couple of weeks earlier, border patrol agents who were in a helicopter were shot at. they had the door with the hole in it in the briefing room. would you characterize -- i mean, a lot of people think the rio grande is wide and deep. it is relatively narrow and shallow. so much so, they have low draft or no draft boats to get to many places because you can walk across it. you're 40, 50 yards away. how would you characterize laredo in terms of safety and security? >> i wouldn't be able to tell you specifically laredo compared to others. >>> welcome to "velshi & ruhle." we've been here the whole time, listening to this testimony by homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen. lots of interesting questions. many on policy

those are part of a tco that are reading a house where they believe weapons or drugs are stashed. but on both sides of the border. without that wall, the rip crews go back-and-forth and it is a danger. sen. tillis: we were in laredo. led a trip down to the border. earlier, border patrol agents in a helicopter were shot at. had the door with the hole in it in the briefing room. a lot of people think the rio grande is wide and deep. it is relatively narrow and shallow, so much so that they have a low draft or no draft to get too many places because you can walk across it. away, are 40 to 50 yards how do you characterize laredo in terms of security? sec. nielsen: i would not specifically be able to tell you laredo in terms of others, but unfortunately, the occurrences of attacks against my agents has incurred that increased 63%. -- increased 63%. we will prosecute. this has to stop. sen. tillis: it is very dangerous and very porous, and crossings happen frequently when you go out on the rio grande. spotters are there. it is very dangerous and it seems odd to me at someone would not s

. >> my concern is climate change coupled with aging infrastructure in this koun tco this is a long-termtion and world. president obama wanted to address it very much. something he talked about all the time. it's something that the next president will need to come back to very definitely. it is a security issue. >> mr. secretary just to go back to the first part of the discussion. why is it do you think this administration was so many people like general kelly and general mattis who understand if problems and understand the threats has done so little to actually deal with the substance of what happened in 2016 election. and in other times. >> well, obviously conflicted. president trump does not want to say anything that would acknowledge that his election was in some way subject to outside influences. i mean, you see that all the time in his own statement. his white house administration is obviously conflicted about that. >> let me ask you about that question. obviously the russians tried to influence the election. is there evidence that they actuality did? >> i'm sorry. >> influence the

yes.lsen: when i went to the area senator cornyn was reviewing, we talked about those who are part of a tco who raided a house where they may have pre-positioned them. without that wall, the cruise -- crews go backthe and forth and it is a danger to the mexican side and our side, as well. sen. tillis: senator cornyn led down to the border and border patrol agents who were in the helicopter were shot at. you have the door with the hole in it in the briefing room. a lot of people think that the rio grande is wide and deep, but it is narrow and shallow. so, if you are 40-50 yards away, how would you characterize laredo in terms of safety and security? i couldn't tell you that compared to others. the occurrences of attacks and violence against my agents has increased 63%. we will prosecute. this has got to stop. i will not put my folks in danger. sen. tillis: it is dangerous and very porous. it is very dangerous. it seems odd to me that someone would not support providing you all of the tools to keep the border patrol and communities safe. there are bad people crossing the border, probably dail

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